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Suicide Rate Among Female Nurses Is Double The General Female Population Rate

Between 2017 and 2018, the suicide rate among female nurses in the U.S. was almost double that of the general female population rate, and was also higher than that of female physicians. The suicide incidence among nurses was 17.1 per 100,000 individuals; while the suicide rate of the general female population was 8.6 per 100,000 individuals; meaning that nurses were 98.8% more likely to complete suicide than the general female population. The suicide rate among female physicians was 11.7 per …

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